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Sameer Wankhede And The Ba***ds Of Bollywood Controversy: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s production company, Red Chillies Entertainment, has strongly defended itself in the Delhi High Court against Sameer Wankhede’s defamation case. The company insists Aryan Khan’s Netflix series, The Ba***ds Of Bollywood, is fictional and has no connection to the 2021 Cordelia cruise incident. Sameer Wankhede filed his defamation suit in September 2025, claiming that one scene in the show “mocks” him and damages his reputation. He sought an injunction to halt its streaming on Netflix. Wankhede also named Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix in his plea. Red Chillies refuted this charge, saying that Wankhede has often spoken publicly about the cruise case and should not expect creators to avoid portraying powerful authority figures simply because it may seem unflattering.

Shah Rukh Khan’s production house  Red Chillies argued in court that IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has misunderstood the content of the show. According to the production house, the series uses satire and exaggerated storytelling but does not depict or target the former NCB officer or the cruise raid that brought Aryan Khan into national headlines. Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, representing Red Chillies, told the court that fiction, satire and real-life inspiration often overlap in creative work. He stressed that this does not make a show defamatory. Kaul emphasised that the series explores many themes and should not be judged based on isolated scenes.

During the hearing, Kaul stated that although the show may portray overzealous officials in a general sense, it does not recreate or reference the Cordelia cruise case in which Aryan Khan was arrested in 2021. Kaul said, “You cannot cherry-pick a few lines and claim defamation. The series deals with around twenty different issues. It is not a documentary on the Cordelia case, nor is it based on Mr Wankhede.” He added that artistic exaggeration is part of satire and cannot be treated as a legal offence unless malicious intent is proven. Kaul argued that as a public servant, Wankhede should accept that fictional works may portray officers in a critical light. He said, “Even if someone is portrayed unfairly, that alone is not defamation. Every scene in the series is exaggerated. We are not mocking him or any emblem; we are highlighting larger issues in Bollywood.”

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Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court will continue the hearing, with Netflix set to present its arguments on Thursday. The final decision on whether the series will continue streaming without restrictions remains pending.

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